Massimo Dangelico

Park West Gallery’s Art Appraisal Service

A resident of Naples, Florida, Massimo Dangelico is the son of famous American artist, Giuseppe “Pino” Dangelico and the founder and president of Classic Publications, Inc., a fine art wholesale and publishing company. Overseeing operations at Classic Publications, Inc., Massimo Dangelico showcases the organization’s artwork around the world at over 200 galleries including Park West Gallery.

One of the world’s leading art dealers, Park West Gallery offers clients a professional art appraisal service. Art appraisals are typically recommended for insurance purposes and cost $35 for the first piece of art, whereas subsequent pieces appraised at the same time cost $15 each. Appraisals are completed and sent out within eight weeks of being submitted.

Park West Gallery art appraisals are based upon criteria including the physical state of the artwork, prices offered at other galleries, and additional pricing data related to the artwork. The gallery does not consider prices provided over the internet or by third party auctions when making appraisals and is unable to provide refunds for completed appraisals.

How to Spot a Fake Painting

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A respected art executive, Massimo Dangelico is the founder and president of Classic Publications, which provides art lovers with original Pino fine art oil paintings, drawings, illustrations, and limited edition fine art giclee prints. A certified and trusted source of his father Pino’s artwork, Massimo Dangelico is dedicated to selling quality and authentic art pieces, works which have netted in excess of $300 million in less than two decades.

Art lovers appreciate the value of authentic and quality art pieces, but buyers should exercise caution when purchasing a work of art, as there are unscrupulous sellers who sell fake artworks. Unfortunately, some buyers end up buying fake paintings and other pieces thinking they are originals. Below are four key tips on how to spot a fake painting.

1. Examine the painting to see whether it has the signature of the artist. Most artists include their signatures on their paintings, and the signature can either be handwritten or painted. Also, compare the placement and style of the signature with an artist’s other original pieces.

2. Use a magnifying glass and hold the painting up to the light while examining it from the back side to verify that it’s not a print. If it’s a genuine painting, you’ll likely notice light coming in through the canvas in places, because artists use varying degrees of paint throughout a painting. If it’s a printed copy, there won’t be any light whatsoever.

3. Check if the painting has a textured surface, as you should feel paint waves when you move your hand across a genuine painting. If the paint is extremely smooth, chances are high the painting is fake.

4. Hire a certified appraiser to get the painting authenticated, especially if the painting or artwork you wish to purchase is a high value piece.

Educational Programs Offered at the Hermitage Museum

Based in Naples, Florida, Massimo Dangelico oversees operations at the fine art wholesale and publishing company Classic Publications Inc. as founder and president. Massimo Dangelico travels the globe to visit art venues, including the famous Hermitage Museum.

Founded in 1764 and located in St. Petersburg, Russia, the State Hermitage Museum contains an extensive collection that exceeds more than three million pieces of art and artifacts. The museum also operates educational programs designed to disseminate information about art history.

The Hermitage Lectorium offers lectures given by researchers at the museum, and is intended for anyone who desires to learn more about art and culture. Lectures, presented in Russian, typically focus on art history as well as artistic styles representative of geographic regions.

Offered from October to May, themed guided tours provide an opportunity for museum guests to learn more about world art history. They consist of talks on subjects including the different types of art and the artwork of renowned master artists.

Pino: Italian Artist Who Found Fame in American Publishing

Based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Massimo Dangelico is the founder and president of Classic Publications, Inc., a publisher of fine art originals, prints, and sculptures. Massimo Dangelico and his company represent some of today’s most popular and talented artists, including Pino.

Born in Bari, Italy, Guiseppe “Pino” Dangelico (1939-2010) completed training at the Art Institute of Bari and the Academy of Brea in Milan, where he honed his skills by painting nudes and figures. After achieving success in Italy, Pino moved to the United States, where he was discovered by the Borghi Gallery, which hosted several exhibitions of his work in Boston and New York.

His early paintings were noticed by book publishers, and in 1980 he was commissioned by Zebra Books to produce a book cover. He soon became an in-demand artist for many of the major publishers, and ultimately illustrated more than 3,000 book covers. He also continued to paint fine art oils, often set on the Mediterranean beaches of his youth. He is highly regarded for his ability to capture expressions, movements, and the deep contemplation of his subjects.

Today, his work is available exclusively through pinoart.com, which is managed by Classic Publications, Inc.

Park West Gallery’s Commitment to Authenticity

Massimo Dangelico currently resides in Naples, Florida, and oversees operations at Classic Publications Inc. as the founder and president of the fine art wholesale and publishing based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Under the leadership of Massimo Dangelico, Classic Publications Inc. presents artwork on 110 ships and in more than 200 galleries around the globe, including Park West Gallery.

Located in Southfield, Michigan, Park West Gallery is the retailer of fine artwork and graphic works such as serigraphs, lithographs, seriolithographs, giclées, and etchings.

A gallery that takes its reputation seriously, Park West provides a certificate of authenticity, a detailed description of each work, and a money-refunded limited authorship guarantee with every item sold. Well-known scholars and experts such as Joseph Jacobs, Dr. Eleanor Hight, and Tony Janson review and document each collection according to the highest international auction and museum standards prior to the items being authenticated. Park West also works directly with artists and artisans as they work together at three international ateliers located in Tel Aviv, Detroit, and Paris to produce graphic works to be marketed by Park West.